The White Cake

A white cake looks just like any other cake until sliced.  Its soft and fluffy white texture is so blissful that the cake is used on special occasions like weddings and birthdays. 

The cake mixture is that of a plain cake except that only the egg white is used and not the yolk.

Can urad dal/white lentil be used in place of the egg white? Feel free to experiment!

You need:

100 gm flour

30 gm urad dal

50 ml milk

75 gm sugar powdered

50 gm white butter

1 tspf baking powder

1 tsp lemon essence

1 tsp lemon juice

Method:

  1. Wash and soak urad for about 6 hours and then grind to a fine paste with as little water as possible.
  2. Beat urad paste until light and creamy.
  3. Sieve flour and baking powder and set it aside. Prepare your tin for baking. (Using 12 cm diameter tin).

4. Bring the butter to room temperature and beat with powdered sugar till creamy and fluffy.

5. Add urad paste to the creamed butter.

6. Add lemon essence and mix it well. 

7. Fold in flour to the buttered mixture using milk alternately to a smooth batter.

8. Preheat your oven to 350ºF, 5 minutes prior to your baking.

9. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30 minutes.

10. Cool it on a wire rack. You may wrap the cake while still warm to trap the moisture inside.  Urad dal enriches the cake also.

Happy Baking !


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